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Kingsville Livestock Auction Market Report

Kingsville, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

4,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $299.18/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 627 lb · 255 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.90/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 530 lb · 236 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $272.73/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 725 lb · 224 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,150 3,868 2,975
Feeder cattle 4,150 3,828 2,975
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher and yearlings sold steady. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher while heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good to very good and the quality was excellent with several long strings of reputation cattle and especially some fancy light grazing cattle this week. Supply was heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 thin fleshed 349 18 460.00 $460.00 $1,605 —
375–394 384 13 389.00–440.00 $416.82 $1,601 +3.69
430 thin fleshed 430 42 411.00 $411.00 $1,767 —
432–447 441 29 349.00–390.00 $367.17 $1,619 -24.79
465–499 479 63 331.00–378.00 $363.44 $1,741 +7.49
500–549 524 215 307.50–380.00 $344.18 $1,804 -1.22
551–599 575 203 294.00–338.50 $317.83 $1,828 -3.31
602–647 627 255 287.50–306.50 $299.18 $1,876 +8.93
652–683 661 129 273.50–306.25 $297.08 $1,964 +7.60
682 unweaned 682 16 268.50 $268.50 $1,831 +9.75
720 720 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,836 -17.48
723 unweaned 723 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,862 +19.41
702–748 725 212 257.50–287.50 $273.63 $1,984 +1.15
756–780 764 113 254.50–272.50 $269.07 $2,056 +15.32
802–819 814 107 259.00–263.50 $260.28 $2,119 -4.57
818 818 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,955 -25.85
859–864 860 38 235.50–247.50 $244.01 $2,098 -6.74
913 913 62 240.85 $240.85 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–327 324 8 330.00–365.00 $352.10 $1,141 —
369–386 376 14 375.00–387.50 $382.00 $1,436 +20.00
415 415 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,639 +9.67
523 thin fleshed 523 15 343.00 $343.00 $1,794 —
523–548 534 36 299.00–334.00 $314.05 $1,677 +0.07
562–598 579 45 288.50–314.50 $301.16 $1,744 -9.84
603–648 620 41 265.00–293.00 $286.88 $1,779 +11.19
657 thin fleshed 657 9 294.25 $294.25 $1,933 —
666 unweaned 666 5 248.50 $248.50 $1,655 —
673–699 688 31 259.00–279.00 $269.05 $1,851 -5.78
705–721 715 27 255.00–263.50 $258.10 $1,845 +6.22
762–788 769 24 236.00–256.00 $250.87 $1,929 —
856–880 866 14 239.00–246.50 $243.23 $2,106 +6.85
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,561 —
688 688 15 269.00 $269.00 $1,851 —
752–789 763 31 234.50–254.50 $248.49 $1,896 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,436 —
500–531 507 19 249.00–300.00 $288.74 $1,464 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,303 —
720 720 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,822 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,502 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 26 394.00 $394.00 $1,320 —
376–386 381 12 332.00–362.00 $346.80 $1,321 —
406 fancy 406 7 388.00 $388.00 $1,575 —
404–443 431 81 334.00–370.00 $354.69 $1,529 +16.26
433 thin fleshed 433 48 369.00 $369.00 $1,598 -1.50
456–497 477 44 314.00–349.00 $331.44 $1,581 +16.14
497 fancy 497 32 340.00 $340.00 $1,690 —
504–548 528 215 285.00–320.00 $300.67 $1,588 +0.58
545 fancy 545 21 314.50 $314.50 $1,714 —
563–594 580 133 259.00–292.00 $277.27 $1,608 -1.22
589 unweaned 589 8 262.00 $262.00 $1,543 —
601–629 620 102 247.50–270.00 $256.40 $1,590 -5.98
669 unweaned 669 14 241.50 $241.50 $1,616 +14.00
664–677 674 64 241.50–255.00 $250.90 $1,691 -6.61
668–695 689 27 230.50–238.50 $236.07 $1,627 -21.44
706–734 716 136 251.50–261.00 $258.69 $1,852 +3.79
767 767 216 255.00 $255.00 $1,956 +8.05
855–890 864 58 223.00–228.25 $226.49 $1,957 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,082 -51.00
390 390 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,248 -27.50
412–440 431 9 301.00–335.00 $311.84 $1,344 -11.92
466–493 482 22 285.00–319.00 $305.42 $1,472 +17.42
501–535 511 28 277.00–310.00 $294.02 $1,502 +35.82
557–597 580 48 240.00–255.00 $251.14 $1,457 -5.12
592–598 595 7 236.00–238.00 $237.15 $1,411 -19.11
603–648 623 32 239.00–250.00 $244.33 $1,522 -5.35
657–683 670 45 238.50–245.00 $241.67 $1,619 -3.67
705–738 730 17 236.50–239.50 $237.18 $1,731 -11.82
771 771 14 222.50 $222.50 $1,715 -16.45
864–898 881 12 213.00 $213.00 $1,877 -14.40
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 285.00 $285.00 $992 —
433 433 4 214.00 $214.00 $927 —
508 508 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,397 —
603 603 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,523 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,372 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,050 —
518 518 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,279 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,601 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–495 491 13 315.00–325.00 $319.24 $1,567 -0.76
549 549 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,620 —
571 571 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,639 —
734 734 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,623 —
405 405 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,620 +39.00
472–499 487 18 327.50–355.00 $335.13 $1,632 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.